It feels like everyone on the New England Patriots is on notice this offseason now that Mike Vrabel is in charge.

Vrabel is looking to guide the Patriots back to prominence after back-to-back abysmal 4-13 seasons. To do so, he’ll have to make some tough decisions, which already happened this offseason with the Patriots releasing longtime veteran leaders David Andrews and Joe Cardona.

New England’s offensive unit will face plenty of scrutiny heading into the new season after underperforming the last few years. And Adam Pellerin said on NESN’s “Boston Has Entered The Chat” podcast that Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon...

Kayshon Boutte already knows the math problem the New England Patriots face in regards to their very crowded wide receiver room.

It involves a good amount of subtraction.

“We’ve got a lot of guys. There’s 12 of us. At the end of the day, there will probably be six of us if we be honest,” Boutte told reporters Wednesday following New England’s OTA session, per MassLive’s Mark Daniels. “Every day is another opportunity to get better and be great. We all know we’re in competition, but it’s up to us at the end of the day.”

One way to trim...

Spillane signed a three-year deal with the team this offseason.

When free agency opened back in March, the New England Patriots’ first move was inking linebacker Robert Spillane to a three-year, $33 million deal. The investment made clear that Spillane would be a key cog in the middle of Mike Vrabel’s defense.

That was apparent during the team’s OTA on Wednesday. The 29-year-old was a regular around the ball and made several plays at the line of scrimmage as he gets more and more used to his new surroundings.

“Extremely comfortable,” he said after practice. “I feel really good with...

It was already determined that David Andrews wouldn’t play for the New England Patriots this season.

And the longtime captain and two-time Super Bowl champion decided he won’t play anywhere else, either.

The Patriots announced on Wednesday that Andrews is calling it a career as he will hold a retirement press conference on Monday at Gillette Stadium at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Andrews is a Patriots success story as the offensive lineman played nine seasons in the NFL — all with New England — after going undrafted out of Georgia. He started 121 of the 124 games he appeared in during...

The Patriots held their fifth organized team activity of the spring on Wednesday, May 28.

The New England Patriots continued their offseason workout program on Wednesday. Taking to the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium, they held their fifth organized team activity of the spring, and the second one open to media.

While OTAs do not include pads or contact, there was still plenty to take away from the session in the Foxboro sun.

Attendance

Absentees: WR Stefon Diggs, CB Carlton Davis, OL Caedan Wallace, TE Austin Hooper

Non-participants: WR Mack Hollins

Limited: WR Ja’Lynn Polk, S Marcus Epps, S...

The Patriots released David Andrews in March.

An NFL career that began at Gillette Stadium will officially end there.

Former New England Patriots center David Andrews is set to retire after 10 seasons, the organization announced, with a press conference scheduled for Monday, June 2 at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Andrews, 32, had remained a free agent since his release in Foxborough on March 13. A failed physical designation was part of the move after he saw his final campaign conclude on injured reserve due to shoulder surgery last fall.

Undrafted out of the University of Georgia in 2015, Andrews outlasted...

The high-prized free agency signing was not present at practice on Wednesday.

Stefon Diggs was not present for the New England Patriots’ second open organized team activity on Wednesday. The veteran wide receiver was still the talk of the the town one day after a video of him went viral.

In the short clip, Diggs is seen on a boat talking to three women before presenting an unidentified pink substance. Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said on Wednesday that the team would be aware of the video and its content.

“It’s something that we’re aware of, and obviously we want...

New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs seemed to have an… eventful… Memorial Day.

Diggs, who signed with the club back on March 28, spent part of the weekend on a boat with rumored girlfriend Cardi B — where viral videos began to circulate that showed the veteran wideout surrounded by women before pulling out a transparent bag with a pink substance inside.

It’s not not a troubling video from the standpoint of the organization.

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was asked about the video before organized team activities on Wednesday.

“It’s something that we’re aware of,” Vrabel said, per...

Daily news and links for Wednesday.

TEAM TALK

• Throwback: Every Julian Edelman pass completion. (1.30 min. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered: Recent OTAs, offseason topics. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mark Morse serves up some leftovers from the open OTAs.
• Tom E. Curran says the expectations and the pressure on Drake Maye to improve will be higher in Year 2 under Mike Vrabel and OC Josh McDaniels.
• Khari Thompson relays ESPN analyst Ben Solak who says he’s just as much if not more impressed with Drake Maye as he is with Jayden Daniels.
• Matthew Schmidt highlights Drake...

Previewing the Patriots quarterback heading into his second season in the NFL.

The New England Patriots found themselves at a dead end at quarterback heading into the 2024 offseason. Neither Mac Jones nor Bailey Zappe had shown that they can carry the franchise into the future, and after a 4-13 season were both headed out the door. A restart was needed, and it came via the third overall selection in that year’s draft.

Drake Maye out of North Carolina was brought in hopes of reinvigorating an organization that had not won a postseason game in five straight seasons and had...

Submit your questions down below.

The offseason program continues for the New England Patriots which now marks the second week of OTAs. After holding their first session of the week on Tuesday, the team will back to work on Wednesday — with practice open to the media — and Friday.

So, submit any questions — or whatever else is on your mind — down in the comments below or on Twitter using #PostPulpit.

Stay tuned for Friday’s updated mailbag.

St. Jean spent his entire 10-year career as a Patriot.

Len St. Jean, a longtime starter along the Patriots’ offensive line and member of their All-AFL Team, has died. As was announced by the organization on Tuesday, he recently passed away at the age of 83.

Born on October 27, 1941 in Newberry, MI, St. Jean spent his college career at Northern Michigan. He eventually received two opportunities to turn pro in 1964: besides getting drafted 237th overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 17th round of the NFL Draft, he also was picked 68th overall in the ninth...